Colorado Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Waak announced Friday that she would not seek a fourth two-year term, even though supporters are urging her to run again.

In a letter, Waak thanked a range of people and talked about her successes in candidate recruitment and election victories. Colorado in 2008 went for Democrat Barack Obama for president, and the Democratic National Convention was in Denver that year.

“It is unusual for people to serve three terms,” she told The Denver Post. “I’ve had a great opportunity to serve the party, but I’ve also put on hold a number of things I wanted to explore.

“I just think it’s time to bring some new energy into the party. I’m not going to disappear; I will continue to help candidates and the party.”

Waak stays on until March, when the party holds its biannual reorganizational meeting and elects a new chairman.

Waak holds a doctorate in ministry and said she is exploring options that would allow her to delve into ethics and politics.

Waak’s announcement comes as Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams wrestles with whether to seek a third term. He said he will decide next week.

Critics slammed him after Republicans failed to pick up the U.S. Senate seat or win the governor’s race in November, but various political consultants have said it was not his fault.

“I greatly respect Pat Waak for her leadership as state Democratic chair,” Wad hams said Friday. “I will miss our spirited discussions during joint appearances with civic organizations and the media.”

Meanwhile Friday, another Republican threw his name in the ring for the state party chair job.

John Wagner, former campaign director for Cleve Tidwell’s U.S. Senate campaign, and Jeremy Goodall, a political operative based in Colorado Springs and also formerly of Tidwell’s campaign, announced that they are seeking to replace Wadham’s team.

A local union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter stood his ground Thursday, maintaining the president-elect gave false hope to hundreds of workers by inflating the number of jobs being saved at a Carrier Corp. factory in Indianapolis.